BHS Radiology is very excited to announce development of a comprehensive Breast Imaging Service for the women in the region. (more…)

The GRPCT aims to support General Practitioners in the delivery of complex palliative care in the acute sector, aged care residential facilities, in the home or community. The team includes palliative care physicians and a registrar, a nurse practitioner and clinical nurse consultant. (more…)

BHS is now providing a capsule endoscopy service through an MBS bulk-billed clinic at the Ballarat Diagnostic and Consulting Suite at Ballarat Health Services. (more…)

In an effort to reduce the waiting list for patients to have an appointment to see an orthopaedic surgeon, a new orthopaedic MBS-billed clinic has been established. (more…)

The long-awaited BHS Antenatal Shared Care Manual is now available. The manual aims to provide practising GPs with information about our maternity service and to assist in managing antenatal patients. (more…)

Last year BHS Mental Health Services appointed a Clozapine Coordinator, a nursing position which encompasses the monitoring and management of related treatment associated with this atypical antipsychotic. (more…)

Timely provision of inpatient discharge summaries is of vital concern for all GPs. We are interested in your experiences when contacting our Health Information Services department to retrieve information about your patient.
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Over recent years there has been a sustained decline in demand for low care beds across Ballarat Health Services, consistent with a trend for low care in general. As a result we have decided to amalgamate Jessie Gillett and James Thomas into one 44 bed facility. James Thomas Court will be the location of the amalgamated facility. (more…)

Months of work to enable sending electronic discharge summaries from BOSSnet is now complete. Sending discharge summaries via Argus or auto fax is working as expected. Once electronic discharge summaries have been bedded down in Emergency, we will roll out this functionality to Inpatient and Outpatient communication. (more…)

Previous literature reports chronic pain persisting after delivery in 4-10% of vaginal deliveries, and 12-18% of Caesarian deliveries. This potentially presents a significant burden to the community, given the frequency of the childbirth process as well as the young, active population affected. (more…)

We have developed a radiology guide to assist GPs accessing radiology results when visiting BHS residential aged care facilities. (more…)

We are establishing a Residential In Reach (RIR) program for those living within BHS Residential Aged Care Facilities. (more…)

We recently announced the opening of a state-of-the-art Nuclear Medicine (SPECT CT) service. Housed in a purpose-built facility, this exciting new technology will provide referring clinicians with access to one of the most advanced diagnostic Nuclear Medicine / CT imaging systems available. (more…)

Dr Malcolm Anderson has been appointed to the position of GP Liaison Consultant. Dr Anderson has had over 30 years experience as a GP practising within the West Vic region, and was also on the West Vic Division Board of Management. (more…)